The Great 8 was no match for the lucky seven string of goals. Or Brandon Dubinsky.
The New York Rangers dominated the Washington Capitals tonight 7-0 handing the Caps their sixth straight loss. Marc Staal and Dan Girardi shutdown Alexander Ovechkin and Co. while Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 31 shots for his fifth shutout this season.
Staal showed his offensive upside again when he slipped one...

Close your eyes with me.
OK, the leaves are on the trees and the sun is shining. The sun is a warm, almost hot, 68 degrees for Boston. It's playoff hockey and the Bruins are hosting the Flyers in Game 7 of the Conference Quarter Finals. What a night for hockey…a Friday night too. Do you have the picture in your mind?
If anyone ever tells you a hockey game needs five or six goals to make ...

There was a desperate cry for offense in Ottawa's locker room and one man heard it loud and clear. It wasn't Alfie, Kovalev, Spezza or Fisher; it wasn't the much-celebrated former Stanley Cup winner Gonchar; it was Chris Kelly, an overlooked third line centreman for the Senators who played like a first liner in Ottawa's 3-1 win over the New York Rangers this afternoon. Netting all 3 goals for O...

It was all about making saves last night as Miller and Elliott shined in a narrow 1-0 win by the Buffalo Sabres in a shootout. Miller is well-known in the league for being one of the best, if not THE best, goaltender in the league. Brian Elliott, for his part, is an emerging goaltender who has yet to be claimed the number one for Ottawa, but he proved to be up to par in last night's game with a...

The Ottawa Senators lost 2-1 to the Dallas Stars last night in a game that started out controlled and quiet, then promptly fell apart in the second period with 3 penalties, and ended in nail biting fashion with the Senators throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the net in the dying seconds of the game.
It was clear from the start that these teams weren't familiar with each other. The firs...

Does Joel Quenneville know his right from his left? Moving Patrick Kane from Right Wing to Left Wing may have seemed like a drastic move, but Kane’s lack of performance this year compared to last left Quenneville no choice but to revamp the lines. The splitting of the once hot defensive pairing Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook is one that sparked a lot of “hawk squawk”. Analysts and fans a...

Alexander Frolov and Erik Christensen haven't quite shed their Halloween costumes yet. They're playing like invisible men.
Their half-hearted shifts are adding to the Rangers inconsistency woes as they wait for their star sniper (Gaborik) and center pieces (Drury and Prospal) to return.
Frolov was brought in over the summer to take some of the offensive load off of Gaborik but so far he's been ...

Back by popular demand! It is roughly 6 hours until the puck drops in front of what is sure to be a tooth-gapped, banjo playing crowd in Nashville. Sorry if anybody found that offensive. But you may want to stop reading now.
So what exactly needs to happen in order for the Blues to hand the Predators their first regulation loss of the season? Let's go through the list:
1-Don't fall...

Take that last two Stanley Cup champions! One night after handing Chicago a 4-2 defeat, the Blues shut down Pittsburgh in a thrilling 1-0 overtime win. If these two victories can't elevate the team's already high confidence level, then there's really nothing that will be able to do just that. With only one regulation loss in the first seven games, the Blues are identifying themselves as a...

The Ottawa Senators 3-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens last night was disappointing to say the least. Fresh off a stellar night against the Buffalo Sabres, it was thought that the momentum that was gained off that win would transfer over into the following night; no such luck.
The Senators were shut down by the Habs, who played as a solid team with great defensive moves. As with past games, the...

The Rangers and Bruins are finally displaying something they both desperately lacked last season: intensity.
Some stars may be missing on both benches (Marc Savard, Marco Sturm, Marian Gaborik, Chris Drury) but the energy certainly isn't.
The Rangers are up 3-1 after the first period in Beantown. Whenever these two Original Six rivals face off in Boston, it's sure to be a tight match and tonigh...